Platypus Matters

Author : Jack Ashby
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780226789255

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Platypus Matters by Jack Ashby Pdf

"Naturalist and Assistant Director of the Museum of Zoology at the University of Cambridge, Jack Ashby shares his love for the platypus and other Australian mammals, including wombats, echidnas, and kangaroos. Informed by stories of his experiences meeting living marsupials and egg-laying mammals on fieldwork in Tasmania and mainland Australia and his close contact with thousands of zoological specimens collected for museums over the last 200 years, Ashby's book explains historical mysteries and debunks myths about these mammals and especially the platypus-which lays eggs, feeds its young on milk, has venom spurs, and sports a bill that can detect electricity. In evaluating how humans have considered these special mammals, he makes clear that calling these animals "weird" or "primitive"- or incorrectly implying that Australia is an "evolutionary backwater"-has only added to the challenges for their conservation. One outcome of these descriptions is that Australia now has the worst mammal extinction rate of anywhere on Earth. Ashby argues that many of the ways that the world thinks about Australia's mammals can be traced back to the country's colonial history"--

Author : Tom Grant,Illustrations by Dominic Fanning
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2007-10-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780643102750

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Platypus by Tom Grant,Illustrations by Dominic Fanning Pdf

Since it first became known to European scientists and naturalists in 1798, the platypus has been the subject of controversy, interest and absolute wonder. Found only in Australia, the platypus is a mammal that lays eggs but, like other mammals, it has fur and suckles its young on milk. Many early biologists who visited the British colonies in Australia, including Charles Darwin, went out of their way to observe this remarkable animal. In Australia today the species is considered to be an icon, but one that many Australians have never seen in the wild. This book presents established factual information about the platypus and examines the most recent research findings, along with some of the colourful history of the investigation of its biology. This completely updated edition covers its anatomy, distribution and abundance, breeding, production of venom, unique senses, ecology, ancestry and conservation. It includes a 'Frequently Asked Questions' section for the general reader and, for those wishing to find out more detailed information, a comprehensive reference list.

Author : Tom Grant
Publisher : UNSW Press
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0868401439

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The Platypus by Tom Grant Pdf

Along with the kangaroos, the platypus is totally identified with Australia, and no other living animal has intrigues and fascinated the layperson and the scientist to quite the same degree. This book confines itself to the know facts rather than to the myths and legends with surround this beautiful, secretive and shy creature. In a clear narrative style assisted by superb illustrations, The Platypus takes us through the four seasons in the life of a platypus, describing for us what they eat, where they live, how they reproduce and how they are adapted for survival in an environment that is periodically ravaged by floods and droughts. This third edition of The Platypus has been thoroughly revised and re-designed enabling the reader to be fully up-to-date on the latest research findings about this unique Australian creature.

Author : William Caper
Publisher : Bearport Publishing
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2008-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781597168199

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Platypus by William Caper Pdf

In 1798, the governor of Australia, John Hunter, came across an odd-looking animal. It was unlike anything he had ever seen. Curious as to the identity of the mysterious creature, he shipped the strange animal to scientists in Great Britain so they could study it. At first, the scientists thought the animal was a hoax. No real animal could look so bizarre. Was it a fish, a bird, or a mammal? No sooner did scientists determine that this rare animal was indeed real than a new set of questions arose that would take scientists over a century to answer. In Platypus: A Century-long Mystery, kids follow the work of scientists as they study the platypus and attempt to unravel the mystery surrounding the animal's identity. Large, full-color photos and a narrative text will keep readers turning the pages for more.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Country life
ISBN : IND:30000088357748

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Country Life by Anonim Pdf

Author : Christina Leaf
Publisher : Bellwether Media
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781612118963

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Platypus by Christina Leaf Pdf

The platypus is one strange-looking animal! These mammals have duck-like bills, beaver-like tails, otter-like bodies, and even venomous stingers on their webbed feet! Find out how these bizarre animals use their unique features in this title for beginning readers.

Author : Ann Moyal
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9781741765175

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Platypus by Ann Moyal Pdf

The extraordinary story of how a curious creature baffled the world.

Author : Julie Murray
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781617830136

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Platypuses by Julie Murray Pdf

Explains what a platypus is, its natural habitat, and other information on the unique creature.

Author : Rebecca E. Hirsch
Publisher : Lerner Publications (Tm)
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781467755818

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Platypuses by Rebecca E. Hirsch Pdf

"This book covers information (life cycle, appearance, habitat) about the platypus. Each chapter discusses an aspect of the platypus's life, comparing the platypus to a similar mammal and to a very different mammal."--

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1288 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063988211

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Reports of Cases Determined in the Courts of Appeal of the State of California by Anonim Pdf

Author : Klaus Kornwachs,Konstantin Jacoby
Publisher : De Gruyter Akademie Forschung
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015037303818

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Information by Klaus Kornwachs,Konstantin Jacoby Pdf

This volume contains contributions based on presentations made at the conference on multidisciplinary aspects of information theory held in Cottbus, Germany, March 1994, and organized by the German Society for System Research and the Working Group for Physics and Computer Science. The papers have been carefully revised after a second discussion procedure and they present important information on theoretical, physical, biological, philosophical, linguistical and sociological basic properties of information. Most of the papers aim at presenting a coherent system-theoretical understanding of information as an entity in computer science as well as in physics. The outlines of a theory of pragmatic information are also developed.

Author : Megan Borgert-Spaniol
Publisher : Bellwether Media
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781681030548

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Platypuses by Megan Borgert-Spaniol Pdf

Among the worldÕs unusual animals, the platypus resembles a duck, beaver, and otter. Most graceful underwater, these mammals have all the tools necessary, from goggles and webbed feet, to a paddle for a tail. Swim along in this platypus-packed title for reluctant readers.

Author : Grace Hansen
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781532186929

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Platypus by Grace Hansen Pdf

This title covers basic information about platypuses, one of Australia's most unique and rare animals! Information in this title covers a platypus's habitat, diet, habits, and more. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.

Author : Ginjer L. Clarke
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780553536706

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Platypus! by Ginjer L. Clarke Pdf

Dive and swim. Spin and swoop. The platypus loves to play! Beginning readers will dive right into this simple, Step 2 nonfiction book about one of the most unique animals on earth.

Author : Sara L. Kras,Sara Louise Kras
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03
Category : Platypus
ISBN : 9781429638708

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Platypuses by Sara L. Kras,Sara Louise Kras Pdf

"Simple text and photographs present platypuses, how they look, where they live, and what they do"--Provided by publisher.